Improved washing-machine



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" "f nlnovnn wAsHIN'c-Maeinn "ThlBe'h-edule referrdto in theseihet'te H., DE Morra, of the` countyof Woodford', and State tif-,Illinoiglhaveinvented a new and useful Machine forWashing Clothes, 85e.; 'and I do hereby declare `that the following is a ffnll, `clear,and/enact description of the construction 4and operation of the same, reference being had to the `annexed drawings, making apart of thisv specification,

at a small" angle toward y, occupiesone end .of the machine. f

` fbut is water and steam-tight elsewhere.`

Its juncture watl the poeta, oreillette or the b'x is 'covered by theperforated or channelled strip ti, which allows ofthe iilteringor passage into the re serve-chamberall sedimentary matter.'

"Aplug, mon-the'outside of the latter, is for discharge of waste water,and' an upper extension-of the joutersilde of this chamber is intended for'the attach- `menttheretoof a clothes-.wringen Thejunctures of the sides and bottom of the main i l opposite the holes in thcreserve-chamber chamber arey covered by strips ofwood, or curved #tramways for the passage thereon of the friction-` rollers of -the plunger. These strips are much thicker at the upper end of the box. .but' descend in a curve i to within an inch or less `ofthe bottom at the reser'vechamber. The strips thus desclihed are seen at ff. `1 YThe plunger .C is a stout block of wood, pierced through its thickness with" several holes, but not placed .B b. Y The upper edge or part of the plungerjs bored with a sockets along its `whole length, p. V

rPhe plunger is also provided with friction-rollers s fs, one fat either end of the block, and let into the wood, and running the tramway ,fr y ,t i, The face of ,theV plunger isA inclined backward,l or parallelwith the perforated front of the reserve-chamlber-B, and, of course, occupies the whole width of the boxAA. ,y y

Its heightis not such as to strike the coverk,`when. drawn to 'the upper end of Athe box.,` 'lwo bars oftiron `or -wood d d are fastened into the back of thepluuger, one on each side, their inclinaon pins, or iron axles, and bear' on y tion` being upward, and about the same angle of ascent with the bottom of`- the machine,l and passing out throughbearings M in the end of the box, the latter. `'being a portion ofthe drip-cups set beneath, each bearing t-catch water from the bars d d.

rs Patent making pan: of the same. l

The bars terminate inthe cross-handle e, and are, vlong enough to work the plunger through` the whole length of `the box.

tight, and is` provided with a hinged coverfh, united by a hinge m to'the cover k, on one side, and having an overlapping tongue, which fits into a similar tongue on the top of .the reserve coverg, and is fastened with a button. l

A stay rod, u, is tween the drip-cupsi i, to'hold the handle. The operation of this machine is `(obvious. i The r. clothes are introduced between the reserve-chamber -B.

forth, forces the water, or suds through the material; instrong currents, forcing, at the same time, surround- `and into or through the perforations in the l.plunger O, on the other side, where the water` runs back again, on the incline/7 to the clothes, Thevrotating ofthe chamber and the faceA of the plunger, the clothes lying against` the latter, on compression, and on the withdrawal of thesarne, have atendency to fall over in that direction, which is further assisted by .the action of the sockets p, in the plunger, by their sucking action, when withdrawn, afterrpressure on the clothes;

ber islled with water at each pressure ofthe plunger, and pours `,out on .to the clothes inv many streams, in-

`the clothes, in order to present a new surface to the impact of the plunger and the Water-currents. The cover should be tightly closed duringwashing, to re# tain all the steam possible.

The soiled water is drawn off through thehole in the reserve-chamber, closed by the plug y The rod u is used-to keep theplunger back, while putting in the clothes, 8tc.-`

Havingthusfully described my invention,

ters Patent, isi l l v .In a -washing-machine, the plungerC, with sockets,

ceiver, t, inclined-bottom, D, and tramway, ff, stayrod, u, drp-cupsfi fi, handle e, and rods, d d, all constructed, arranged, and combined,substantially in .the manner and for the purpose'as herein shown and set forth. Y i f THOMAS H. DE MOTCLE.v

Witnesses:` k

e F. E. Berufes,

- EDWARD'BALnwrtL` A The wh le machine is steam-tight, as well'as water- Y attached to the part of the hef` and-the plunger C. `rI he latter being forced back and ing water into the reserve-chamber B, on oneside,

clothes is consequent on the inclination of the reserve- Simultaneous with this operation, the rcserve-chamcreasing theeleansng process, and helping to rotate What I claim asv new, and desire to secure by Let` l l p, perforations, a, reserve-chamber, B, sediment-re- Y 

